Happy Thanksgiving Week! Today’s post is all about the Thanksgiving menu. If you care about the rest of our dinner plans for this week, it’s Hello Fresh meal kits Monday – Wednesday, then leftovers after Thursday. Pretty simple!
Okay, here is this year’s plan for Thanksgiving. I will be combining forces with my family this year, which means way less work than usual. Yippee for me!
2021 THANKSGIVING FEAST
- Turkey (dry brined, spatchcocked and roasted + a few smoked turkey breasts from Nate and my brother)
- Gravy
- Stuffing
- Mashed potatoes
- Charred greens
- Salad
- Marshmallow fruit salad
- Brown butter squash and sweet potatoes
- Homemade crescent rolls
- Squash rolls
- Cranberry sauce
- Cranberry slush (traditional family drink)
- Pumpkin pie
- Apple pie
- French silk pie
- Bread pudding
OTHER WINNING THANKSGIVING RECIPES
We aren’t cooking these recipes this year but not because we don’t love them. In fact, we love them so much it’s hard to strike them from the list! But there is already so much food on our plates, so what are ya gonna do?
Your turn! Share your weekly menu plans and/or Thanksgiving menu! Have the most delicious week!
Hi! My name is Jane Maynard and you've landed yourself on my blog, This Week for Dinner™. Every Sunday I share a weekly menu...and count on you to share yours! You'll also find other deliciousness that I hope you'll enjoy!
Sunday- leftover pizza
Monday- salmon, Brussels sprouts and fries
Tuesday. – penne with vodka sauce
Wednesday- leftover lamb chops with red wine sauce, potatoes and broccoli
Thursday- Thanksgiving at my daughter’s!
Friday – leftovers!
Saturday- more leftovers!
Sunday: Instant Pot apple cider chicken
Monday: Leftover pizza from the weekend
Tuesday: Vegetarian tacos
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: With family, but we’re bringing the desserts!
Friday: Soup/TBD
Saturday: Soup/TBD
I am SO EXCITED for Thanksgiving! We only have 8 people at the table this year, but we still have a 21-lb turkey and a million dishes. You just can’t make cuts!!
Sunday: Out to eat after voice/piano recitals
Monday: Pepe e Cacio and roasted broccoli
Tuesday: Chicken nuggets and Parmesan cauliflower
Wednesday: French Bread pizzas
Thursday: Thanksgiving dinner at my house!
– Turkey
– Gravy
– Cranberry Sauce
– Cornbread Stuffing
– Mashed Potatoes
– Sweet potato casserole
– Green bean casserole
– Butterhorns
– Pumpkin pie (Libby’s recipe….of course!)
– Apple pie
– Pie Dough…already made!
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out
Sun: Mashed potato & crispy chicken casserole, salad
Mon: Leftovers
Tue: Chicken parmesan meatballs, garlic bread, salad
Wed: Shrimp fajitas
Thu: Thanksgiving on my parent’s farm. I’m making roasted butternut squash bisque, dinner rolls, and Thanksgiving slaw. The rest of the menu:
Turkey
Gravy
Classic family recipe stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potato casserole with marshmellows
Corn dish
Oyster stuffing
Cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pie
Pecan pie
Chocolate chess pie
Thanksgiving margaritas
Fri: Leftovers
Sat: Salmon, green beans
Yay for Thanksgiving week!
Monday: Lentils with Rice Pilaf and Salad
Tuesday: Chicken and Broccoli Rice Casserole
Wednesday: Pigeon Peas, Chicken and Rice and Freah Veggies
Thursday: Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, candy green beans, corn, cranberry sauce, stuffing, rolls, key lime pie, Milky Way tart, and Minced Pear pie
Sun: takeout: Phillippe’s French dip in LA (finally checked off of my culinary bucket list — so good!)
Mon: Sausage and chard over pasta
Tues: Steak salad
Wed: Ground pork sauce over fried tofu and bean threads
Thurs: Turducken (my wife had so much fun making one last year, she wanted to do it again),
Corn & hominy casserole, candied yams, cranberry/pear relish, roasted Brussels sprouts with maple vinegar, limoncello cheesecake, pumpkin pie, lemon bars
Fri: leftovers
Sat: Matzo ball soup
Monday Lentils with Rice Pilaf and Salad
tues Steak salad
wed Cranberry Sauce
thurs Pigeon Peas, Chicken and Rice and Freah Veggies